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lookout noun [ ˈlʊkaʊt ]

• a place from which to keep watch or view the landscape.
• "a fortified lookout tower"
Similar: observation post, lookout point, lookout station, lookout tower, watchtower, tower, post, coastguard station,
• used to indicate whether a likely outcome is good or bad.
• "‘What if he gets fits?’ ‘It's a bad lookout in that case.’"
Similar: outlook, prospect, view of the future, future, chances, expectations,

be one's lookout

• be a person's own responsibility or problem.
"if you can't take an interest in local affairs, that's your lookout"

be on the lookout for

• be alert to (danger or trouble).
"he told them to be on the lookout for dangerous gas"



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